Peeps, I'm in the mood to say nice things to people! (The upside of certain physical ailments is that I'm on vicodin a few days a month and when I'm on vicodin I love everyone.)

So, comment and I will say something nice to you. Because I like you. Yes, you. If you comment anonymously, I'll make something up because you probably have very nice hair and that time you tossed a piece of your sandwich to a squirrel who looked hungry was a really stand-up thing to do.

You inspire me all the time with your go-get-'em gumption! You write, you submit, you write more, you find random jobs that support your writing, and you push yourself and I just want to stand near you sometimes and watch you work!

You are the best midnight-chat-er-with-er of all time! I admire your friendliness and wit and loyalty and enthusiasm for LIFE and FUN and LEARNING too, but you are tops at idea-ping-ponging. Until 4 a.m. With brilliance. And mockery. We built Sparky fanon together, we did. ;)

You are really brave! I was so impressed with you when you struck out on your own after a long relationship. You're also a great enabler and fandom convener!

And your love of Trip & T'Pol is noble and true! ;) I've got some almost-finished fics in the hopper for those two that I probably started back when we were chatting all the time. I was rewatching Enterprise before I got whisked back to Massachusetts for the summer so I'm super glad you came back! <3 <3

I admire how capable you are. :) You manage to make magic (in the form of a career! and a place to live! and a life!) with the energy and health you have, and you have great discipline to get things done and hold on to good things. I'm so impressed with how you made and have and deliver on your own business and manage yourself so well. I wish I could apprentice chez Vida!

And thank you. <3 Today's daily meditation on the 15-day online thinggy I'm doing with my mom was on compassion and empathy, so your comment feels very thematic.

You're so loyal! That's the first thing that comes to mind when I think about you. You stick by your friends, your opinions, and your stupid-cute-OTPs, and they are all lucky to have you! You're also so smart and so funny and that comes across in everything you write: posts, fics, probably the notes field of your personal checks.

And not to subsume your identity into your child's or anything, because I am sure that happens quite enough at every playgroup everywhere, but your 2-year-old went as Spock for Halloween which makes you MOM OF THE CENTURY.

You are so strong and resourceful and badass! You have made this great life that looks how you want, making your own career, your own house (you own LAND! that may have GOATS!), and your own darn life in the place where you most want to live. It amazes me how you check your life against how you want it to be, and then you make positive changes when things aren't right. I love having you as a friend and a role model in all your anachronistic badassery! :)

Frog! You are a perfect mix of "wise" and "fun". I don't know how better to describe you. I admire your big heart and your way of making your own path in the world toward joy and health and home. The tadpole is so lucky!!

Hee - last night's comment exchange is a perfect example of something I love about you: you're so thorough!! I want to say "so comprehensive" but I'm not sure a person can be comprehensive. You would know, because you know things like that. You study things! You gather ridiculous amounts of supporting documentation! You don't just post things like "I love classic movies, yay," you give specific recommendations and point out things about each I would never have noticed. Your enthusiasm is infectious and all that documentation makes it easy for others to follow you!

You make ordinary things seem extraordinary! You do this in writing, where each word seems specifically chosen, like you've collaged it all together into magic. You do this in person, because I will never look at fire escapes or paper grocery bags the same way again. This also makes you a great enabler, because you make any project or idea or challenge sound like it's full of mystique and we all flock to you to be part of it!

You endlessly impress me, because you do everything on such a grand scale! The big bang you run is a perfect example - other people think, "I'll write a story," and you think, "I will write a really long story and get the entire internet to do the same thing!" I admire the same thing in your writing: you take simple ideas and spin them out into these great epics that run at a relentless pace. Every time I think I'm impressed, you're actually doing whatever-it-is 10x grander than I think you are!

You're so helpful! Your heart is open and I always see you championing and supporting things you care about, even (lately) yourself! You are so open to learning and you work so hard at improving yourself and your life.